Nonrefillable bottle



4Patented Apr. 22, 19.24.

UNITED STATES FERDINAND RUSTANO'F TROZG, MANLA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Substitute for application Serial No. 366,296, filed March 16, 1920. This application filed October 7, 1922.

Serial No. 592,976.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FERDINAND RUs'rAN'r, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Trozo, Manila, Philippine islands, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nonreillable Bottles, of which the following is a specitication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in ionretillable bottles, and has tor its object the construction ot a bottle neck that is provided with a peculiarly-constructed sectional casing, and within this casing are arranged hinged valves for preventing the fraudulent refilling of the bottle.

l/Vith this and other objects in view, my invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a o bottle neck showing my improved device assembled therewith.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2--2, Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a perspective view ofthe upper section of the casing.

Figure 4 is a perspective view kof one of the intermediate sections of the casing or device, while Figure 5 is a sectional device taken on line 5-5, Figure Ll, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the body of the receptacle or bottle and 2 the neck.

`Within the neck is positioned the sectional casing, which casing comprises the upper casing 3, the three intermediate angular sections 4, 5, and 5a, and the lower angular section 6. The casing constituted by these sections 3, e, 5, 5a, and 6 is preferably formed of a dark colored substance or material, relative to the usual light color of a bottle neck, and I form the sectional casing of dark material so that the valve structure ot this casing or device will not bediscernible to an observer of the bottle neck.

Nithin the upper end of section ft, at 7 is hinged a gate or flap valve 8, and this valve is adapted to swing outwardly or upwardly with respect to the interior of section t so that liquid can pass from the bottle bodyl outwardly through the sectional casing.

The lower end of the upper casing 3 iscurved or beveled as at 9, so that the lower end of the valve 8 will be tree to swing upwardly within the casing 3 (Fig. 1) but can close against the beveled edge 10 that is formed upon each section, this beveled edge constituting a shoulder; one of the edges ot the valve 8 is 'beveled according to the edge 10 so that the valve can tit snugly within the end of the section, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 4. ln the upper end of section 5, a valve 8 is pivotally mounted at 11, and section 4 is beveled at 12 to permit valve 8 to open, and the section 5 is provided with a shoulder or beveled portion 13, the same as `section 4. A valve 8 is pivotally mounted at 14 within the upper end of section 5a, and this valve 8 is adapted to swing inwardly and upwardly within section 5 to allow the liquid to pass out of the bottle body 1. Section 5 is provided with a beveled edge 12, similarto the lower edge ot section e, and section 5l is provided with a beveled edge 12 to allow the valve 8 pivoted at 15 upon the lower section 6 to open, as indicated by dotted lines.

It is to be noted from the foregoing description that the angular sections produce a casing that constitutes a passage for the liquid through the neck, which passage is of an angular or crooked structure, and placed in this casing or passage are peculiarly positioned and constructed valves that permit the liquid to pass out of the bottle, but by reason of their positioning or arrangement, the bottle cannot be fraudulently refilled. The upper valves are hinged to the same side of the casing constituted by the sections, while the two lowea` valves are hinged to the opposite sides ot the casing; the two lower valves, however, are hinged opposite to one another, one being hinged at the bottom, so to speak, of the passage or casing, whereas the upper valve, neXt to the lowest valve in the sectional casing, is hinged at the upper part of the passage or casing, so that all ot the valves swing properly to allow the liquid to pass out of the body 1, but the valves will close positively against fraudulent relilling of the bottle.

Certain minor alterations or changes may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates, and when manufacturingk my improved nonreiillable bottle up# on en extensive seele, and, therefore, I reserve the right to make minor alterations or changes in the Construction of the bottle neck, sectional casing, and valves as shall fairly fall Within the ,scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

In a non-relillable bottle, a neck, a pouringtube extending through said neo-lr and formed of separate sections having contacting,- ends, each section having portions extending et substantially right angles to each other and said sections hevingmeetingends beveled to provide valve receiving recesses and seats at points spaced longitudinally of said pouring tube, and Hap valves pivotally mounted in said tube at thev recesses and When in a normal position extending across the tube and seating against said valve seats to prevent flow of liquid through the tube into the bottle, said valves being adapted to swing outwardly to permit liquid to flow out of the bottle through the tube.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

FERDINAND RUSTANT. 

